Reinsurance News

Arch Insurance Intl. names Kirsten Valder as Deputy CEO

Arch Insurance International, part of Bermuda based re/insurer Arch Capital Group Ltd., has appointed Kirsten Valder as its new Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Valder will be based in London and will continue to report...

Posted: Apr 23, 2024

Macquarie Insurance gains Lloyd’s coverholder status

Macquarie Insurance Facility has expanded its insurance capabilities after gaining approval as a Lloyd’s coverholder, and has subsequently partnered with Mosaic Insurance to write Transactional Liability Insurance on a delegated authority basis. T...

Posted: Apr 23, 2024

WTW names Danielle Lombardo Chair of REHL Division, CRB NA

Global re/insurance broker WTW has announced the appointment of Danielle Lombardo as Chair, Real Estate, Hospitality, and Leisure (REHL) division, Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB) North America. With more than fifteen years of experience in the in...

Posted: Apr 23, 2024

Urgent need for predictive data to mitigate growing risks of hailstorms in Colorado: Arturo

A new report by Arturo, a property intelligence company offering AI-based solutions to insurers, has emphasised the urgent need for predictive data and science-based measures to mitigate the growing risks of hailstorms on homes in Colorado, one of...

Posted: Apr 23, 2024

Applied Underwriters’ United Risk Division hires Jay Cahill as CFO

United Risk Global, the international property and casualty insurance underwriting and distribution platform, and division of Applied Underwriters, has appointed Jay Cahill as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective May 1, 2024. The appointment w...

Posted: Apr 23, 2024

Moody’s predicts strong growth in UK BPA market in 2024, boosting life insurers

Analysts at Moody’s Investors Service anticipate robust growth in the UK bulk purchase annuities (BPAs) market, projecting strong profits and capital gains for life insurers throughout 2024. Despite the influx of new capital, Moody’s predicts that...

Posted: Apr 22, 2024

The Fidelis Partnership appoints new Head of Capacity and Ceded Reinsurance

The Fidelis Partnership, previously known as Fidelis MGU, has recently appointed Douglas Somerville as its new Head of Capacity and Ceded Reinsurance. Somerville brings 14 years of industry experience to his new role, offering a wealth of expertis...

Posted: Apr 22, 2024

Rising insurance costs, coverage changes prompt Florida & California homeowners to move: Redfin

A Redfin survey has found that nearly three-quarters (70.3%) of Florida homeowners and over half (51%) of California homeowners have seen a rise in insurance costs or change in coverage in the past year. The survey was fielded to 2,995 homeowners...

Posted: Apr 22, 2024

SCOR promotes Lily Song to Head of P&C China

French insurer and reinsurer SCOR has made Lily Song, previously the Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of China Reinsurance, the new Head of Property and Casualty (P&C) for China. Song took on her new Beijing, China based role in April 2024, ha...

Posted: Apr 22, 2024

Arthur J. Gallagher expands capabilities with Louisiana-based acquisition

Re/insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced the acquisition of Louisiana-based Fontenelle & Goodreau Insurance, LLC. in an undisclosed transaction. Fontenelle & Goodreau Insurance offers commercial property & casual...

Posted: Apr 22, 2024

Mulberri and Acronis partner to provide embedded cyber insurance for US SMBs

Mulberri, an AI-driven insurance platform, and Acronis, a provider of cyber security and data protection solutions, have partnered to provide cyber insurance to US-based small & medium-sized businesses customers. Through this partnership, Acro...

Posted: Apr 22, 2024

AIG announces retirement of David McElroy

American International Group, Inc. (AIG), a global insurer, has announced that David McElroy will retire from the group effective May 1st, 2024. The company has confirmed that McElroy and AIG have agreed to accelerate his retirement date for perso...

Posted: Apr 22, 2024

Aon names Hogg Regional MD, EMEA for Captive and Insurance Management

Global insurance and reinsurance brokerage Aon has announced the appointment of David Hogg as the new Regional Managing Director, Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), for Captive and Insurance Management. Hogg, who has 32 years of experience in...

Posted: Apr 22, 2024

Swiss Re enhances Life Guide with AI underwriting assistant

Swiss Re has introduced an upgraded version of Life Guide, now featuring Swiss Re Life Guide Scout, a Generative AI-powered underwriting assistant aimed at enhancing efficiency and quality in underwriting. Life Guide, Swiss Re’s manual for Life &#...

Posted: Apr 22, 2024

Groupama posts premium income of €17.0bn in 2023, net income stands at €510m

French insurer Groupama has posted it’s annual results for 2023, which includes a net income of €510 million, and a economic operating income of €627 million, despite an elevated climate-related claims charge (€1.3 billion before reinsurance...

Posted: Apr 22, 2024

MNK Group expands LatAm business with Costa Rica-based insurer acquisition

MNK Group, through its holding company Specialty Management UK, is strengthening and expanding its re/insurance businesses in Central America and the LatAm region with the acquisition of Oceánica de Seguros S.A., an insurer based in Costa Rica. Wi...

Posted: Apr 22, 2024

PERILS raises industry loss estimate for Babet-Aline floods and storms to €691m

PERILS, the Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider, has disclosed its third industry loss estimate for the floods and storms caused by low-pressure systems Babet (Viktor) and Aline (Wolfgang) over the British Isles and northwestern Europ...

Posted: Apr 22, 2024

Echo Re appoints Pablo Iparraguirre as Senior Underwriter LatAm & Caribbean

Echo Reinsurance Limited (Echo Re), a Swiss-based reinsurer, has recently appointed Pablo Andres Lugo Iparraguirre as its new Senior Underwriter for Latin America (LatAm) & Caribbean. Bringing over 18 years of underwriting experience, particul...

Posted: Apr 22, 2024

AM Best places credit ratings of GeoVera Insurance Group members under review

Global credit rating agency AM Best has placed under review with developing implications the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a” (Excellent) of the members of GeoVera Insu...

Posted: Apr 22, 2024

FM Global President and CEO Roberts appointed Chair of the Board

Commercial property insurer FM Global has appointed Malcolm C. Roberts, the firm’s current President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), as Chair of the company’s Board of Directors. The appointment is effective immediately, with Robert...

Posted: Apr 22, 2024

AM Best revises London market insurance segment outlook to positive

Rating agency AM Best has revised its outlook for the London market insurance segment to positive from stable, driven by an expected strong pricing environment for most business lines to support good underwriting profitability. AM Best also highli...

Posted: Apr 22, 2024

SSP Broker appoints Christian Wright as new Head of Market Development

SSP Broker has appointed Christian Wright as its new Head of Market Development, where he will drive the company’s future growth plans. In his new role, Wright will focus on strengthening relationships with brokers, ensuring they have optima...

Posted: Apr 22, 2024

Accelerated underwriting streamlining insurance processes: Lane, Swiss Re

Jeremy Lane, Head of US Mortality Services at Swiss Re, underscores the increasing significance of Accelerated Underwriting (AUW) for insurance companies by enabling them to leverage technology for faster decision-making and quote delivery, thereb...

Posted: Apr 22, 2024

Insurers in Slovakia to implement Intermap’s flood risk solution for insurance applications

KBC Slovakia and UNIQA Slovakia have signed multiyear subscriptions to Intermap Technologies’ Aquarius RMA software and the latest generation of flood risk solutions for Slovakia. Intermap is a provider of geospatial intelligence solutions, focusi...

Posted: Apr 22, 2024

Fitch anticipates surge in UK life insurers’ bulk annuity sales and funded re

Fitch Ratings anticipates UK life insurers’ bulk annuity volumes to continue rising in 2024, surpassing £60 billion, with funded reinsurance (funded re) becoming increasingly prevalent. In 2023, bulk annuity sales reached a record high of nearly £...

Posted: Apr 22, 2024